Dealing with Wildfires and Weather Crises
Wildfires and Weather emergencies continue to be in the news. These resources will help people with disabilities prepare for and deal with crises related to weather, fire and earthquakes.
California Wildfires and People with Disabilities
Ability Tools is a program of the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, providing medical equipment, daily living aids, and technology to people in shelters who need them.
Mask Oakland, a volunteer group of queer disabled people delivering free N95 respirator masks to Oakland’s most vulnerable. Twitter: @MaskOakland; Venmo: @maskoakland.
Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency (SAVE) program from the California Fire Foundation, which gives $100 gift cards to people impacted by wildfires including firefighters and civilians.
General
NARIC resources for people with disabilities after a disaster (includes information about access technologies)
Rooted in Rights article: Ensuring Disabled People Return to Community Living After Natural Disasters
FEMA’s Disability website includes the Office of Disability and Integration Coordination
Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
FEMA information about preparing for disasters of all kinds and what to do when you are affected by them
California Wildfires and People with Disabilities
Ability Tools is a program of the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, providing medical equipment, daily living aids, and technology to people in shelters who need them.
Mask Oakland, a volunteer group of queer disabled people delivering free N95 respirator masks to Oakland’s most vulnerable. Twitter: @MaskOakland; Venmo: @maskoakland.
Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency (SAVE) program from the California Fire Foundation, which gives $100 gift cards to people impacted by wildfires including firefighters and civilians.
General
NARIC resources for people with disabilities after a disaster (includes information about access technologies)
Rooted in Rights article: Ensuring Disabled People Return to Community Living After Natural Disasters
FEMA’s Disability website includes the Office of Disability and Integration Coordination
Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
FEMA information about preparing for disasters of all kinds and what to do when you are affected by them
Ways to help
Donate to Portlight Inclusive Disaster Strategies which has a particular focus on people with disabilities in disaster situations
Additional resources on emergency planning and response.
Services to Students with Disabilities Disaster Emergency Preparedness Plan For People with Disabilities (California State University, Long Beach)
School Disaster Needs for Students with Disabilities: Voices from the Field (doctoral dissertation from UCLA)
Evacuating the Disabled After a Disaster (2010 article from Campus Safety Magazine)
I’m Going to Be Out Of My Home For How Long???? A blog post that puts evacuation into perspective.
Transportation issues in response to evacuations
After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, members of AHEAD, with help from Jane Jarrow of DAIS put together information for students and Disability Resource Centers who may have lost important documentations and records due to weather crises. Many of the concepts are informative and used by DRCs today on a regular basis. Available in Word and PDF.
Services to Students with Disabilities Disaster Emergency Preparedness Plan For People with Disabilities (California State University, Long Beach)
School Disaster Needs for Students with Disabilities: Voices from the Field (doctoral dissertation from UCLA)
Evacuating the Disabled After a Disaster (2010 article from Campus Safety Magazine)
I’m Going to Be Out Of My Home For How Long???? A blog post that puts evacuation into perspective.
Transportation issues in response to evacuations
After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, members of AHEAD, with help from Jane Jarrow of DAIS put together information for students and Disability Resource Centers who may have lost important documentations and records due to weather crises. Many of the concepts are informative and used by DRCs today on a regular basis. Available in Word and PDF.
